Mediterranean Style Chicken with Olives, Capers and Peppers
This Mediterranean chicken is a maximum flavour-impact baked chicken breast dish that’s easy to put together and takes under an hour.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: mediterranean chicken
Servings: 4 people
- 2 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp This is an affiliate link.smoked Spanish paprika
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1/2 red onion sliced
- 4 mini peppers cut in half, or 1 red pepper sliced
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- 125ml / 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 tbsp capers
- 6-7 kalamata olives
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp parsley
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. While the oil is heating, season the chicken breasts with salt and smoked paprika on both sides, then sauté in the hot olive oil til golden on the outside but not cooked all the way through. Remove from the pan and lower the heat.
To the sam pan add the sliced red onion and mine red and yellow peppers, cut in half and sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, then add the sliced garlic and cook for 30 seconds longer.
Deglaze the pan with the white wine, then bring the chicken breasts back in and add the capers and olives and put in the preheated oven uncovered for 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 74C/165F. In the last 5 minutes of the cooking time scatter the pine nuts all over.
Sprinkle the chopped parsley over the chicken before serving.
Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 762mg | Potassium: 995mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1183IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg